Harnessing the Power of Road Rage

Stars Aligning for a Bright NHRA Top Fuel Future

Road Rage Fuel Booster™ renewed its commitment as the primary sponsor of Hennen Motorsports and driver Kebin Kinsley in the 2017 NHRA Mellow Yellow Drag Racing Series Top Fuel class. Although the part-time schedule of the prior two seasons will continue this year, the multifaceted effort to ramp up performance now and on into an expanded 2018 schedule is evident based on the commitment of a five-star team: Road Rage president Charles Smith, team owner Roger Hennen, driver Kebin Kinsley, new crew chief Donnie Bender and the dedicated crew.

In addition to the human resources, a key ingredient in fielding a top fuel winner is a top-flight car. Lots of teams at this level can produce engines that crank out 10,000 horsepower, but applying that power to consistently yield 1,000-ft runs topping out in the 330-mph range and a few hundredths over 3.6 seconds is what separates the season champion from everyone else. While competing for the championship is not possible running a limited 2017 schedule, qualifying well, winning rounds and competing for race wins is certainly within reach. At the core of the team’s optimism are two key factors: a new car and the new crew chief.

Upgrading the Car

Optimism about the car stems from its origins. It’s an almost new Hadman chassis that Doug Kalitta ran 12 times during the 2016 season. To make sure the tremendous flexing forces absorbed during each run had not weakened the chassis, a new Kalitta Motorsports front half was installed over the winter. From there, the car has been stripped bare. Every nut and bolt and every component—structural, mechanical and safety—were subjected to rigorous inspections and then rebuilt with new parts and pieces. Five engines and nine sets of heads underwent the same process.

Championship Crew Chief

Donnie Bender is a 4-time NHRA Top Fuel champion crew chief who knows a thing or two thousand about fielding a winning car. He did it back-to-back twice—with Scott Kalitta in 1994 and 1995 and Larry Dixon in 2002 and 2003. He moved over from Kalitta Motorsports on a full-time basis to lead the Hennen team’s off-season preparations and to take his decades of experience and leadership to the track. He is operating with the full authority to make the Road Rage top fueler super competitive everywhere the team chooses to run during 2017.

Taking It to the Track

By the time you read this story, the first outing may have already occurred at the April 21-23 Houston NHRA Spring Nationals, or it may be coming up on May 19-21 at Topeka in the Menards NHRA Heartland Nationals. Other events on the 23-race 2017 schedule will follow. Watch for updates in future issues of RoadKing.

With key elements for on-track success in place, the stars are truly aligning for a road-raging NHRA Top Fuel future.

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Technology in a Nutshell

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Maximizing energy delivery with each piston power stroke results in better fuel efficiency, because you’ve harnessed more of the fuel’s inherent chemical energy-producing properties. On the exhaust stroke, the emissions pushed out the exhaust valves are lower, because more of the bad stuff has been consumed during combustion. More of the fuel’s stored potential energy is converted into usable kinetic energy. In simple terms, you generate more usable power, with fewer exhaust particulates coming out.

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AVAILABLE NOW

ROAD RAGE Fuel Booster is available now at participating TA-Petro locations. Please ask for the product by name. Also look for the $20 Mail-In Rebate Offer when you purchase three 12-ounce bottles of ROAD RAGE by June 30, 2017. See rebate offer for complete details, and visit RoadRageFuelBooster.com for additional product information and performance data across a broad range of prime- power, diesel applications.